Brooklyn Nets guard Deron Williams will miss the team’s two remaining games before the All-Star break because of inflammation in both ankles, the team announced Monday.

Williams is expected to return after the All-Star break but will miss tonight's road game against the Indiana Pacers and Wednesday's home game against the Denver Nuggets.

Deron Williams will sit out the Brooklyn Nets' next two games with inflammation in both ankles. (AP Photo)

He has been diagnosed with what the team describes as synovitis, an inflammation of the ankle joint linings. He received plate-rich plasma treatment on both ankles Monday morning, according to the team’s news release announcing the situation.

The Nets are 4-6 in their last 10, sliding to fifth place in the Eastern Conference.

Despite being bothered by ankle issues all season, Williams has played in 50 games for the Nets, averaging 16.7 points, 7.6 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game.

He has missed only one game this season. C.J. Watson (5.9 points, 1.6 assists per game) is expected to start in his place.

The Nets’ first game out of the All-Star break is Feb. 19 at home against the Milwaukee Bucks, who currently are in eighth place in the East, three games back of the Nets.